1. Investigation of Initialization Methods for Particle Swarm Optimization of Finite-thrust Orbital Transfers Open Access Author: Honeychuck, Matthew C Title: Investigation of Initialization Methods for Particle Swarm Optimization of Finite-thrust Orbital Transfers Area of Honors: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: particleswarmoptimizationfinitethrustorbitaltransferSobol File: Download Honeychuck_Matthew_particleswarmoptimization.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Robert Graham Melton, Thesis SupervisorRobert Graham Melton, Thesis Honors AdvisorDavid Bradley Spencer, Faculty ReaderDr. George A Lesieutre, Faculty Reader